Daily Archive: May 7, 2017

Within hours of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kapil Mishra, who was sacked on Saturday as the water minister, alleging that chief minister Arvind Kejriwal received Rs 2 crore from health minister Satyendar Jain, Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken on Sunday demanded the resignation of Kejriwal.

AAP infighting live updates: Things are far from being settled within Aam Aadmi Party as Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra who was axed from the cabinet on Saturday after he sided with senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas who has been at loggerheads with the party leadership. His sacking pointed out towards the tension between leadership and Vishwas even though they reached an agreement in the PAC meet earlier this week. In a stunning revelation on Sunday morning, Kapil Mishra told the reporters that he saw Satyendar Jain pay Rs 2 crores to Arvind Kejriwal in front of his eyes.

A day after being sacked as the water and tourism minister of Delhi, Kapil Mishra on Sunday triggered a row by accusing chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of being involved in corrupt activities. Mishra was booted out of his office in the latest cabinet reshuffle after party’s loss in the recent state and civic bodies elections. After the dismissal, Mishra has come out strongly protesting against Kejriwal, accusing him of abetting and aiding corrupts in Delhi government, namely Satyendra Jain.

Former water resources minister and AAP leader Kapil Mishra on Sunday alleged he saw Health Minister Satyender Jain give Rs 2 crore to party chief Arvind Kejriwal. "I saw with my own eyes Satyendar Jain giving Rs 2 crore in cash to Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. When I asked Kejriwal, he said such things happen in politics and it will be revealed later," Mishra told reporters after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial at Rajghat.

Sacked Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday said that he will not quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and asserted of being the only one in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet who does not face any corruption charges.

Delhi’s sacked water minister Kapil Mishra triggered a political crisis for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party today, levelling direct charges of corruption at Arvind Kejriwal. He alleged that he had seen the Chief Minister taking Rs. 2 crore in cash from health minister Satyendar Jain. Mr Jain, he further said, had told him that he had "settled land deals worth Rs. 50 crore" on behalf of a relative of Mr Kejriwal.